West Pennine Motorcycle Training

Just got my CBT this morning 15/8/15 after a pretty bad first attempt on the 12th. Went back and did it ok. I would like to thank the advisor for his patience with me and explaining everything clearly. For someone who has never even sat on a bike let alone ridden one on a public highway I was rather nervous but was put at ease by the way he spoke about how to approach riding on the road. Once again thank you very much. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend West Pennine

West Pennine are without doubt an exceptional motorcycle training school,

during my direct access course i had not been on a bike for over ten years and within 5 days of instruction passed my full test.

They where extremely help full with everything i needed and i would recommend anyone who lives near or far, that if you want to get quality training then use these.

Big Thanks To All The instructors and staff at West Pennine,

All The Best..

Hello to Dave & Yvonne and all you guys from a very happy Toria! Another lovely wet August day to be out riding.

Just a quick mail to say thanks for all your help in getting me through my tests! You were all very patient with me while I struggled with U turns and slow stuff, and encouraged me when I was getting better out on the road.

Dave – you did say that by the time I finally passed I would be great with all this tuition – and it's taken me almost exactly a month to get from the start of DAS to passing my test with the waiting days in between.

I was nervous when I saw it was Brian who had failed me the first time who was taking me out for the Mod 2 – but see the attached test report – I actually got through with a clean sheet and NO MINORS!

The Bonneville now has 58 miles on her clock – and I've been out for lots of little rides since I passed on Tuesday!

I found it to be one of the most challenging things – (mentally and physically all at the same time!) I've done, but I enjoyed (almost!) all of it despite the worst July/August weather I've seen in ages.

A special thanks to you, Steve and Alan for all the tuition and tips, fun and banter along the way. And sorry to Chris for scaring him to death with a bear hug when I passed!

Warm regards

Toria J

Hi,

I'd just like to say a big thank you to Dave & all the guys there at West Pennine for helping me complete my DAS mod on Monday 23rd November, and especially to Steve for all your help – i couldn't have asked for a better instructor!

All the best and good luck with the move!

Rob Clarke

Hi David,

F**K me! I passed my test first time!

Honestly now, big thanks to Alan, Kev, Chris and yourself for the patient training, and good instruction.

Your content and quality of training is far superior to that I experienced over here in Liverpool, and it was that, that saw me thru in the test.

Thanks again to everyone, I’ll try not kill myself in my first week on my ZXR.

Best regards,

Si

Morning Yvonne,

I had the great pleasure of attending a 6 day DAS course at WPM in April. Having never ridden a bike before, I was thrilled to pass the course with flying colours.

Now that a little bit of time has passed, I wanted to pass along my thoughts on the course and the people who helped me. First of all, I was petrified on my first day as I didn’t know what to expect. All the instructors were very friendly and make me feel at ease.

I would like to thank Alan, who brought me past my initial nervousness and taught me the fundamentals. I was very surprised how quickly I came along and by lunchtime of the second day, I was just riding…. Without having to think about everything I was doing. He taught me how to do emergency stops properly aswell as the dreaded turn in the road. I also rode pillion with Alan & picked up some good tips on the way back to the B&B.

I spent one day with Kevin before the test. He helped me bring my riding ability beyond the standard required for the DAS test. It was a tough day, as Kevin pointed out, passing the test doesn’t make you a good rider, there is always room for improvement. I haven’t forgotten that.

I also have to thank Steve who was my instructor when I moved onto the big bike. He reinforced all the skills & reminded me to “get a move on” when we went out into the quiet country roads. He also taught me the skill of filtering through traffic tailbacks. “Because, after all”, said Steve, “we’re on chuffing bikes”. After four days of riding, I was thrilled how far I came along. I didn’t feel nervous at all when riding. On the morning of the test, Steve brought me out and went through all the tough manoeuvres on a variety of surfaces. Although I didn’t believe him at the time, the test was over before I knew it. There were no surprises as I had done everything a hundred times before.

Now that 4 months have passed, I want to say that I think I have an advantage over most riders. Because I hadn’t ridden a bike before, I didn’t have any bad habits. The techniques I learned from Alan, Kevin and Steve have stayed with me, as I don’t know any other way. I can’t recommend WPM highly enough. Especially to complete novices. I am now the happy owner of a Honda Shadow 750 and I am learning all the time. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone again when I’m over that direction.

Thanks a million for everything,

Greg Ward

Hello Guys, Just a quick note to say a BIG thank you for all your help in helping me pass my test, may I add a FAULT FREE pass as well, Dave, Steve, John and Chris you are all real gentlemen, your professional manner and constant tuition is faultless. When I got back from passing, there was only Steve at the site, so a MASSIVE thank you once again to all of you, I felt a little sad when leaving knowing I most probably won't be seeing you guy's again. I wish you all the very best. I will certainly be passing on your telephone and details to my friends who are looking at doing the same DAS course.

Paul.

many thanks to all your staff for getting me through my test.iwill recommend wpm to some friends who are thinking of taking their tests.cheers.Rich

Dear All,

Just thought i'd e-mail to say Thank You for all your help over the weekend, i'm not quite sure how you guys managed it but you got me through my test and i passed with only 6 minor faults!

Thank You again, really couldn't have done it without your help,

Happy Motorcycling and Thanks again,

Jane Hardacre

(AKA Nurse Gladys)